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Study suggests light therapy may be effective at slowing cardiovascular aging
By MARY DURLAK - University of Buffalo Light therapy has demonstrated its usefulness in treating a variety of diseases. But can it delay the occurrence of age-related disease? The answer may be yes, according to a study in mice published in February in Lasers in...
Alzheimer’s Breakthrough? Researchers Find New Omega-3 Acid That Could Reduce Vision Loss In Patients
by Brian Bushard - Forbes Researchers have developed a new omega-3 fatty acid that could potentially stave off visual declines in Alzheimer’s patients, according to a new study published Monday, though there is still no cure for the debilitating disease, which affects...
The radical new theory that wrinkles actually cause ageing
By Graham Lawton - New Scientist Forget vanity, there is a much better reason to care about your laughter lines – wrinkles may be driving ageing in your body and brain via zombie-like senescent cells ON HER 120th birthday, Jeanne Calment – generally regarded as the...
The Agony of Putting Your Life on Hold to Care for Your Parents
By New York Times Randi Schofield tried her best to not dwell on all the ways her life changed, on the pieces of herself that got lost in the shuffle. She was a 34-year-old single mother who, not long ago, was in the throes of a big life transition. She had left her...
Depressed, and Aging Fast
By Kim Krieger - UConn Communications UConn Center on Aging researchers have found that older adults suffering from depression age faster than their peers. Older adults with depression are actually aging faster than their peers, UConn Center on Aging researchers...
Top Tip for Staying Mentally and Physically Sharp
By Rachel Kraus - Well+Good Today, Joseph Maroon, MD, FACS is an 82-year-old triathlete, former neurosurgeon, longevity expert, and current member of Aviv's Global Aging Consortium. But when he was in his mid-40s (before he ever contemplated running, biking, and...
Telomeres: What are they, and how do they impact aging?
By Rebecca Sohn - LiveScience.com Telomeres are sections of DNA that are found at the ends of chromosomes and seem to play a role in aging. Telomeres are the "caps" that protect the ends of DNA strands from being destroyed by a cell. They are made up of areas of...
Previously Unknown Driver of Aging Discovered – Simple Supplement May Reverse It
By PLOS - SciTechDaily.com The decline of Menin in the hypothalamus may contribute to physiological aging, affecting cognition, bone mass, skin thickness, and lifespan. A recent study using mice suggests that a simple dietary supplement of an amino acid may help...
5 foods a longevity expert eats each day to stay biologically 20 years younger than his age
By Alexa Mikhail - Fortune Doctor and longevity expert Dr. Mark Hyman swears by these five foods to age well, live longer, and reduce the risk of chronic disease. The 63-year-old with over 286,000 TikTok followers says he is biologically 20 years younger thanks to his...
UVA Anti-Aging Discovery Could Extend Lifespan
Josh Barney - University of Virginia News University of Virginia scientists have identified a promising approach to delay aging by detoxifying the body of glycerol and glyceraldehyde, harmful by-products of fat that naturally accumulate over time. The new findings...
To Ward Off Aging, Stem Cells Must Take Out the Trash
Nicole Mlynaryk - University of California Sab Diego News UC San Diego scientists find stem cells’ unique way of discarding misfolded proteins could be the key to maintaining long-term health and preventing disease In humanity’s ongoing quest for the elixir of life,...
Hypertension drug could be repurposed to delay ageing, study finds
By University of Liverpool Researchers have found that the drug rilmenidine can extend lifespan and slow ageing. Published in Aging Cell, the findings show that animals treated with rilmenidine, currently used to treat hypertension, at young and older ages increases...